How the search works?

[Mikesa3]

When I do a search with two words,it seems to only work with one word.Am I doing it wrong or can a two word search not be done.(ex. "Little People" search comes up with little and people posts but not just "Little People")?
Thanks
Nancy-Mom to 6 great kids

[houseof3boys]

Are you using the Advanced search and clicking the button that says "and" and not "or" under search logic?

It isn't the best search engine but that seems to at least get me where I need to be most of the time. :)

[missym]

Hi Nancy,

I don't think there's a way to search for an exact phrase. The closest you can get is using the Advanced Search and finding posts that contain both words. This drives me crazy, too, so I posted a question to the support forum of the DCForum+ developer. Hopefully, someone will have a suggestion.

Missy, mom to Gwen 03/03

ETA: I was just playing around with different search logic, and did a simple search on little_people, and it looks like that works! Could somebody help me test it to make sure I'm right?

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[missym]

Ok, I've tested it and here's what I've come up with...

1. To search an exact phrase, use an underscore between the words.
2. You can do an OR search using multiple phrases, or a phrase and and individual word.
3. AND searches using phrases seem to be kind of iffy; sometimes I can get them to work and sometimes I can't.

Missy, mom to Gwen 03/03

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[Mikesa3]

Wahoo!! The underscore works.Thank you.:-)
Nancy-Mom to 6 Great kids

[Mikesa3]

Duh on me.I never noticed the "and" or "or" button.LOL Thanks:-)
Nancy-Mom to 6 great kids